Ron Gase

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Indianapolis, IN 46231 ad31dd@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Service oriented, in-bound call center professional. A travel industry specialist adept at customer-service based selling. Comfortable in, and motivated by, an incentive-based system. Able to engage and guide the customer towards a buying decision while operating a complex vacation planning software in a carefully time-bound call.

Professional Experience,

BAAM Financial --- Auto loan collections - Feb 2019 - present Sur La Table, Customer Service Agent, Nov 2016 - Feb 2017 and Nov 2017 - Feb 2018 Sallie Mae, Collector, Indianapolis, IN, Aug 2010 - April 2012 SallieMae is a government backed loan originator which offers low rate student loans for students who need help in financing their college educations. I work collecting and rehabilitating defaulted student loans. I main goal is to get these loans back in good standing using available programs which allows the debtor to get back on his/her feet. This is a new line of work for me but in many ways is very similar to sales positions that I have held in the past and it also has a number of similarities to the accounting I have done as well.

RCI, Vacation Guide, Indianapolis, IN 2005 - 10

RCI, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), is a global provider of leisure travel services to businesses and consumers and is the worldwide leader in vacation exchange. Provide hands-on customer service in an in-bound call center to more than 100 RCI customers daily. This is a highly measured position using some of the most sophisticated call center metrics in the industry. 60% or more of compensation is incentive based.

• Consistently exceeded performance goals in core areas: Average 124.05% of monthly goal in 2009 and 118.69% in 2010; Productive time average 92.45%

• Annual compensation growth reflected continuous performance improvements; 60%+ of compensation was earned through commissions vs. $9.50 base salary.

• Awarded Top Guide Incentive Trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2007

• Named to Circle of Excellence 30+ times in 5 years

• Moved to increasing complex customer support groups

2005 - 07: Fairfield Group. Provided outsourced customer support to another vacation provider.

2007 - 10: Non-Member Team: Supported special programs for Government Employees, Armed Forces and Veterans. Thought to be the most lucrative group. Highly incented. RCI, Member Accounting Specialist, Indianapolis, IN 1992 - 2005

• Staffed member accounting hot line

• Answered members’ and guides’ questions regarding member accounts

• Worked directly with members to resolve account issues

• Processed credit and reimbursement requests

• Prepared revenue and reconciliation worksheets for accounting prior to journal entries Hilton Hotels, Accounting Staff, Indianapolis, IN 1986 - 92 Global travel industry leader operating over 3,5000 hotels in 81 countries.

• Accounts Receivable Processor, 1986 - 90

• Accounts Payable Processor, 1990 - 92

Additional Skils

* Suggestion Selling * Microsoft Office

* Complex Excel Spreadsheets * Call Center Software

* Customer Relationship Mangagement * Meeting Individual and Team Performance Goals

Education

Bowling Green State University, BA, Economics

Tiffin University, AS, Accounting